The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-10-28
BROKE HIM IN.
A Brave Young wife Successfully Re.
forms PREDICATE Husband.

ness and his feet were unfamiliar with
the paths of peace. He had wandered
aimlessly through the devious byways
of iniquity, and there were those who
believed him incapable app~reciating a
womnn of even average responsibility.
Why he should wish to marry at all
was the great question among his
friends, while the minds of the OPPOSE
ton we've haunted by the spectre OF
womanhood wrecked and a fortune
squandered.
But they were married. and in a few
months the young wife began to real
ize the predictions of her friends. Do
nestle life was too tame for her high
spirited husband. He began to stay
out nights. She sat up for him to re-
monstrate when he came home. He
stayed later and later, hoping to tire
ncr out, and frequently did not get in
until daylight. Things were getting
desperate. He had gone back to his
first love. poker, and the last state OF
the man was worse than the first. She
was u plucky woman and a proud one.
Too pluky to be mistreated without a
protest. and too proud to complain to
her friends. More than this. she was
in love with her husband. There were
times when he felt that his deserts
were small and his offences rank. and
ut such times he resorted to the aged
and transparent subtcrfuge of sending
q note explaining his absence on
u business basis. Sometimes these
notes were accompanied by u nice hot
lunch or u bottle of champagne,
AS if - woman could enjoy q solitary
drink any more then 81 nan. He knew
| the trick was old and did not ..wnrk,'
and he sometimes thought of offering a
reward for something newer and bet
.ar. There were moments in the carly
morning when a paie, tired face, with
large dark eyes, iioatcd mistily between
HIM and the jackpot he coveted, but
he regarded this as Il weakness un-
worthy II man of the world, and stcadi.
l.y pursued his way.
Oue evening when they had been
married just u year, she was sitting
llone as usual waiting for him to comt
to supper, 1T was the anniversary Of
their marriage, and she had made
preparations TO celebrate it in u quiet
way.
The daintiest of suppers was waiting
upon the daintiest of tables at the houl
when well-regu'atcd husbands are sup.
posed to come to the evening meal.
Close ut hand was che present provided
for the occasion. and while she though,
with some bitterness that he should
have been ths one to remember, she
was determined that no shadow OF re.
proach should in:rudc upon the enjoy
ment OF the evening. The hours of
and 9 O'Clock passed, and still the sup
per sat untastcd upon the table
About 10 o'clock the servant brought
in q note. 1.-The same old story
said the wife, as she crushed it in hel
hand. She tossed it into the fire and
after it she threw the %inoffensive pres
emf. Turning to the servant, she said
..Don't go to he'd, James; | shall nccd
you after awhile"
when James services were next il
demand it was 1:45 in the morning ani
he was posting toward Jefferson stree
in search of q hack. His mistress
meanwhile. in hat and gloves, was inn
patiently awaiting his return. Twent,
minutes later the hack stood before thu
entrance of IL fashionable poker room
on - street. and the servant was 90
ing upstairs with this message: Tel
my husband that l am here IN q hazel
and l want him to come home" TIL,
message was as quietly delivered ant
as quietly answered: TELL my wife IL
go heme and go to bed; I'll come wher
get ready" AS the negro started
down stairs his master was hugging s
tcn.full and gracefully sliding a stack
of chips toward the center OF the table
The operation was scarcely finished
when u hand was laid upon his arm
and q voice familiar. but unnaturall,
calm ard measured in its tones, said
mir. b.. l am waiting for YOU" tt
describe the effecto of her entrance upor
3. and his companions is a task be
You'd the average pencil. B. was &
man of few words. and he knew wher
the limit had been reached. He tool
his wlfc's arm quietly. but with nc
gentle grip. and went down stairs.
the humiliation was complete. Tha,
his wife should have appeared in such
- pl zee was enough. To he led ava,
in triumph was u little more than
the mildest hammered man could
endure. Half a dozen plans 70,
revenge and self-protection fitted
through his mind, but only one found
ufterance. IL would not live with YOU
another twenty-four hours for tho uni.
verse" he said, az they were whirline
home. This nights performance il
IL disgrace. and it will he all over town
before daylight" you are not com
PEELED to live with me-" replied tn.
wife. shut as long as you do live with
me youth come home ut a proper hour,
if I have to go after you with a search
warrant"
When they reached home Mrs. b
retired, and countarfei.ed sleep while
B. flung himself into the nearest chail
and looked the situation desperately il
the face. Should he leave town;
Should he get up and smother Mrs. B
with a pillow, or should he get ,
divorced Just how the matter wal
settled never came ont. but B. dallie.
no more with his favorite vice. Tho
neighbor who lives opposite is ready t.
make affidavit that ne comes home at ,